Rex woke suddenly to a voice that sounded very familiar to him, ‘Fafnir!’, he said excitedly, then realized this was not possible, that curse blocked him out, so he was curious as to what was happening, he had the same sensation of being in the magical space when he and Fafnir used to train and speak, so to ensure he was not dreaming, he performed the age-old trick, he pinched himself, ‘Ow, yep I must not be dreaming, so how am I here?’ he questioned, looking around. He noticed he was not in the same place they came to before, that time he was in a black marbled walled circular space, with sand at his feet, this time he was inside of what looked like a room in a palace of some kind. As he was studying the stone walls, he heard the deep voice again coming from the next room, walking over he leaned around the corner and took a peek in, he was not sure if he was able to be seen or not while here, seeing the coast was clear, he surveyed his surroundings, there was a large golden bench, al
“Lacey!?” Rex stammered seeing her come up next to him. “Don’t look so stupid…” Lacey started off, blushing so much her face felt red hot, she was worried that she might burn off the makeup her sister had helped put on, but before she could finish her berating of Rex, Emperor Rector cleared his throat, reminding them everyone was now watching their exchange, the moment the emperor did so, Lacey changed her tone straight away, bowing her head and added in a sweet tone, “My prince.” With a smile and a head tilt to Rex as well, Rector continued walking past, Lacey still holding his arm, stopping in front of his chair that was in the center of the head table, Lacey stopping and standing behind her chair, which was placed to Rex’s right side, his father was seated to his left side, seeing they had walked past, Rex came back to his senses and moved to his own place, standing behind his chair. Once the emperor sat down, everyone went and found their own chairs and proceeded to sit, low whi
“Well, I am actually…hang on…Nessa?” Rex exclaimed, quickly recognising the voice. The moment Rex said her name, Nessa came out from the shadows, stopping a few feet away from him, a stern expression on her face. “Ever since you have come here, it’s like you have forgotten us” Nessa said, her voice breaking a little, almost like she was on the verge of tears for a second, Rex instantly noticed the change in the tone of her voice and felt terrible. “I am sorry, so much has happened so quickly, my head has been all over the place, I had already told Markus that I wanted some free time to come and visit you, but I have been confined to the palace, something is wrong with me” Rex said at the same time as moving towards Nessa. “Who the f**k are you?” Lacey said from behind Nessa, pushing the tip of a sword into the middle of her back with just enough pressure to let her know she was serious, this making Nessa raise her hands into the air to show Lacey she was unarmed. “Lacey wait!” Rex
Hearing his name screeched into his ear ripped Rex from his slumber and he awoke with a start. “What the f**k was that?” he asked out loud, his heart pounding. “That my son was the call of a lich.” “My god! Alert me if you sit there staring at me, why do you keep watching me sleep?” Rex replied once his heartbeat returned to normal seeing Rector sitting in a chair beside the bed, it seemed the emperor was making a habit of watching him sleep, ‘Does that man even sleep if he spends all night watching me?’ Rex thought to himself. “It has been over 17 and a half years since I’ve seen you, I take all the opportunities I can get to see more of you, plus it seems the dreams you seem to be having late are quite intriguing” Rector replied with a soft expression on his face and a twinkle in his eye. “Yeah, they are fascinating, wish they were normal for my circumstance as a prince, like me sitting on a throne telling people what to do, but no, I get women screeching my name and old memorie
Looking up at who was waiting for him, Rex saw General Chris was sitting at the main table, cup in hand wearing a large smile. As he approached Chris, Rex asked, “Why are you looking for me?” “We have only officially met, now it’s time for the not-so-official meeting, where we actually talk about important subjects about each other, not topics bureaucrats want to talk about” Chris said, clapping Rex on the shoulder. “You don’t like politics, do you?’ Lacey asked sitting next to Rex, who was sitting next to Chris. “Nope, hate it all, hate the conniving, hate the backstabbing, the s**t talking behind backs, I am a straight shooter, tell you what I think type of person, I don’t belong in a place surrounded by these people” Chris said, his face showing disdain. “Ah, always the gloomy one” Markus said with a smirk, “How fares the Phoenix army?” “Finally, a worthy topic!” Chris roared, his voice becoming elated, “We are doing well, constant fighting, but they are always trying to push
"My lord, all of the guards have reported back, there is no sign of any intruders, what are your orders?" The guard captain reported, bowing to the emperor as he walked into the room. “It seems they successfully got in and out, yet nothing has been reported as taken, most curious indeed, inform your soldiers to lift the lockdown on movements,” Emperor Rector said, stroking his beard, pacing the room deep in thought, “Send Rex to me, we have something to discuss.” “As you command,” the guard captain said, bowing once more before turning and walking out to issue the orders to his men. Rector was about to sit down and begin his usual meditation with Mhurl when a familiar sound he had been hearing for a few months now reached his ears again, “It’s that same strange sound, odd I have not been able to pinpoint the source in the palace, it is becoming quite an irritation.” At that same moment a letter with a small pouch had arrived to someone through a black messenger bird that appeared f
Once Rex put the chain around his neck, he instinctively closed his eyes, like something bad was about to happen that instant, and after the chain was hung around his neck and the pendant touched his chest, it went deathly quiet for a few seconds, even Rector seemed to expect something to happen the moment it was around Rex’s neck, and when nothing happened, they both let out a deep sigh in relief. Rector lowered his hands and asked, “How do you feel Rex?” “I feel fine like nothing is different, are you sure this thing will work?” Rex replied, a little disappointed in not seeing or feeling any results. “It was created following the designs set by Fafnir, it may take a while” Rector answered, starting to stroke his chin in thought, he was about to turn away when he became suddenly on edge and alert. “What’s wrong?” Rex asked, slightly panicked by his father’s sudden change. “Look! The talisman is lightening up…” Rector started to say, when a huge shockwave burst out from Rex. Rect
“The games are not scheduled for another few months Deacon,” Rector said, frowning slightly. “I know my lord, just seems like the people need a little morale booster is all” Deacon answered, still keeping his smug expression on his face, “After word got out about the intrusion into the palace, it seemed like a good idea to help give people something to set their minds at ease.” “Now how on earth did this information leave this palace?” Rector said, his voice changing to become very low and menacing, when his voice changed, everyone lowered their heads, Rex even felt the need to do so, even though he had nothing to do with it. “I do not know my emperor, but I will find out who is responsible, I swear, do I have your permission to go ahead?” Deacon said, bowing slightly, Rex could still see him smiling. “Yes, if you think it will help, I approve moving the date for our annual battle games forward, arrange for invitations to be sent to the clan leaders of the other regions,” Rector sa